Nicholle Wallace on John McCain
"Race for the White House" 06:31pm
Commentary
TOPIC: taxes, wealth redistribution, experience, bipartisanship
TRANSCRIPT:
NICHOLLE WALLACE: There are a lot of people who have seen these candidates over the last two year really, who have strong opinions but there is a big chunk of the American public whos tuning in for these final days to make a final decision on the one side you have Obama who seems to be running as redistributor of wealth in chief. On the other side you have John McCain whos running on a platform of growing the economy, of rising tide lifts all boats the other thing that Joe Biden really brought into sharp focus for all of us is his belief that Barack Obama would be tested I think were having a closing argument about experience and about growth versus redistribution of wealth that will set up John McCain very well going into the final days and hours of this race.
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[this rogue Palin vs campaign handlers infighting] is not something that anyone gives one single hoot about this is Washington clamoring and clanging the notion that Sarah Palin asserting herself is something that we dont you know, celebrate and embrace and welcome. She and John McCain are two peas in a pod when it comes to bucking political convention and I think thats what people are looking for in Washington.
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No one cares at all about campaign staff I think that people are looking for change and I think the two people best equipped to shaking things up or turning Washington upside down are John McCain and Sarah Palin.
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At the top [of our opponents ticket] you have the most liberal person ever to be nominated by the Democratic party and you have a running mate who is guaranteeing America that that president if he should win will be tested by the world. And that is certainly on the menu if someone wants their wealth to be redistributed , they believe success should be taken from those who achieve the American dream and hand it out to others that is on the menu.
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Even [Obamas tax cut for 95% of Americans] has been revealed to be, to be not exactly what Barack Obama describes it as. To say youre going to give 95% of Americans tax relief, only 60% of those people pay taxes so for 40% of the public its a redistribution of success of wealth. But again on the other side,, you have John McCain, one of the most experienced voices and leaders in our nations foreign policy, he was right the way to win the war in Iraq, hes been right about every major foreign policy hes reached across the isle and he has led Sarah Palin has reform in her DNA, she is someone who has taken on the entrenched interests do [the people] want the least experienced president in Americas history at a time of extraordinary challenge.
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I disagree that there cant be vigorous and robust debate [in campaigns] that sometimes spills out into the public for someone to be successful and certainly for someone to win when its all over, we are meaningless, people choose, they can see through all this, they see through the ads, in Obamas case they see through 10 times the ads that weve have on the air. People see through all that and they choose a leader.
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GREGORY: Has Senator McCain thought at all about what he might do if he does not prevail in this campaign, to work with Senator Obama in an Obama administration?
WALLACE: Well look, I dont think that anyone contemplates anything other than a victory on election day but if you look back at the record it is John McCain who has reached across the isle.
LABEL: NW JM MSNBC 10-27-08 18.31 (MS#57) UI
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So Nicholle Wallace is now denouncing her as a "coocoo for cocao pops" nut job. So I guess she was willing to lie at the time.
marecku21 4 months ago
Palin's an idiot.
Kudos to the American people by seeing through the Republican lies,and electing Barack Obama the 44th president.
owiz9212 3 years ago
Palin has always done well going by her instincts! Good for her!
maharvey907 3 years ago